And he looked up (Αναβλεψας δε). He had taken his seat, after the debate was over and the Sanhedrin had slunk away in sheer defeat…

And saw the rich men casting their gifts.—See Notes on Mark 12:41-44. This may, perhaps, be thought of as one of the inci…

This was literally true of the temple at Jerusalem; and today there remains nothing of it. It is also true of all earthly buildings and of all eart…

Glossa Ordinaria: Our Lord, having rebuked the covetousness of the Scribes who devoured widows’ houses, commends the almsgivin…

The comment on how teachers of the law victimized widows (20:47) leads to a story on how a poor widow set an example of acceptable giving. The “tem…

And he looked up As Christ sat over against the treasury, looking upon the ground, he lifted up his eyes; for the treasur…

From the offering of this poor widow, learn that what we rightly give for the relief of the poor, and the support of God's worship, is given to God…